Call for Papers 19th Annual International Mediterranean Studies Association Congress

Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Sicily

May 25-28, 2016

Congress of the Mediterranean Studies Association will be held on May 25-28, 2016, at the University of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Proposals are now being solicited for individual paper presentations, panel discussions, and complete sessions on all subjects related to the Mediterranean region and Mediterranean cultures around the world from all historical periods. The official languages of the Congress are English and Italian. But complete sessions in any Mediterranean language are welcome.

Following an optional walking tour of Palermo, the Congress will open with a plenary session and reception on the evening of Wednesday, May 25. Over the next three days, 150-200 scholarly papers will be delivered before an international audience of scholars, academics, and experts in a wide range of fields. A number of special events are being planned for Congress participants that will highlight the unique cultural aspects of Sicily.

Guidelines for Submission of Proposals 1. You may submit a proposal for an individual paper presentation, a complete session, or a round table

panel on any Mediterranean topic and theme. The typical session will include 3 or 4 papers, each lasting twenty minutes, a chair, and (optionally) a commentator. (For examples of paper, roundtable panels, and session topics, and the range of subjects, see the programs from previous congresses.)

2. Submit a 150-word abstract in English for each paper, and a one-page CV for each participant, including chairs and commentators, as well as each participant’s name, email, regular address, and phone number. Proposals for complete sessions or roundtables need to include the chair’s name. Only ONE paper pro-posal per person will be accepted.

3. Deadline: The deadline for submissions is February 1st, 2016. We will, however, continue to accept late submissions on a case by case basis after this deadline until the program is finalized.

4. If you are giving your paper in a language other than English, please let us know and give us the title of your paper in that language as well as in English.

5. The MSA does not allow papers to be read in absentia, except in extraordinary circumstances. 6. Proposals for papers and/or sessions must be submitted through the MSA

website: https://www.mediterraneanstudies.org/ If you have questions, contact: medstudiesassn@umassd.edu

Membership and Registration All accepted participants must be 2016 members of the MSA and must also register for the Congress. Early registration will be available until February 1st, 2016. Late registration will be available until April 8, 2016. Please be advised that if you have not registered by April 8, 2016, your paper will not be listed in the program. Publication After the Congress, you are encouraged to submit your revised, expanded paper for consideration for publication in the Association’s double-blind, peer-reviewed journal,

Mediterranean Studies, published by Penn State University Press.